Fantasy sports offered by Dream11 are games of skill, not chance: SC

Two-judge bench dismisses review petition seeking to reopen and review an earlier SC order relating to a 2017 Punjab and Haryana HC decision ruling fantasy sports to be a game of skill

The Supreme Court has upheld the fantasy sports format offered by fantasy gaming unicorn Dream11 as a game of skill and not chance.

The Supreme Court (SC) bench, comprising Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Dinesh Maheshwari summarily dismissed a review petition filed by Varun Gumber who sought the reopening and review of an earlier SC order relating to a 2017 Punjab and Haryana High Court decision ruling fantasy sports to be a game of skill.

The review petition by Gumber claimed that there was an error apparent in the Punjab and Haryana High Court judgement. The petition was dismissed